Broadcast • Cable • OTT

Playout and Master Control

Having designed and built countless broadcast Playout and Master Control systems over the past 30 years, CEI continues to be an industry innovator with hundreds of IP based, integrated playout systems on the air today. Serving the most demanding broadcasters both domestically and abroad, CEI develops full turnkey playout solutions that include content ingest, prep and QC, playout with live segment integration, distribution and VOD asset generation. New playout systems also include local and cloud based processing, multi-screen considerations and OTT distribution.

Cloud Services

Broadcasters are learning to leverage Cloud Services in their daily operations and CEI’s real-world experience can help you make that transition. With the goal of driving down capital cost, many of the leading broadcast equipment manufacturers have reworked their products as software only applications, allowing operation on Cloud based computing services. CEI can help you determine how to best leverage this exciting new technology and maximize the benefit of public and private Cloud Services for your broadcast facility.

Field Acquisition

Field acquisition now covers the broadest range of production styles and tools available in the industry. From breaking news to feature production, the plethora of choices for capturing field content is ever growing. CEI can help you develop a comprehensive field acquisition strategy, including content capture, transmission, field review and editing as required. Live or recorded, field production is uniquely challenging and we can help you build a robust field acquisition process that will stand up to the rigors of everyday field production work.

News Production

Broadcast news, delivered on the radio, television or internet is some of the most compelling and valuable content available today. Breaking a huge story ahead of your competition requires efficient and reliable production systems that are ready to jump into action at any moment. Professional news organizations turn to CEI to design and build their end to end news production systems that work fast and efficiently when the pressure is really on!

Studio Production

With more than 3 decades of experience in building radio and television production facilities, CEI’s design teams have the knowledge and skills for your next studio build. Although high definition remains the mainstay of every day production today, leading edge program producers are quickly migrating to 4K production with various levels of surround and immersive sound. From architectural guidance for developing your studio project through system design, installation, training and maintenance, CEI is a broadcast system integrator you can trust for your next studio build and upgrade.

Post Production

Original scene recordings ultimately migrate to post production for transformation to highly polished, finished programs. Ingest, video editing, audio sweetening, color correction and finishing are all processes CEI can help you develop and deploy for efficient post production operations. CEI also works with the industry’s leading asset management systems for managing program content and associated metadata throughout the entire post process.

Linear & OTT Distribution

Linear broadcast and cable distribution is rapidly expanding with Over-the-Top (OTT) internet delivery quickly becoming an essential component in every broadcaster’s program distribution strategy. Working with your distribution team, CEI will develop systems for delivering your program streams for encoding, encryption and transport to your satellite, terrestrial and CDN delivery service providers.

VOD Content Preparation

Making program content available for Video-on-Demand (VOD) platforms extends the value of those assets and provides new opportunities to further monetize program investments. Preparing programs for VOD release requires careful attention to ensure compliance with distributor requirements. CEI can develop tools and processes for efficient VOD asset creation including fully automated methods from linear program playout.

Archives & Asset Management

Program and original scene archiving provides content producers and broadcasters the opportunity to store and re-use that content in the future. CEI works with a wide range of the industry’s leading asset managers and archive solutions, each focused on specific types of program content. With a broad selection of active and static archive media systems, CEI will work with your content management team to craft a practical and cost effective asset management and archive solution.